BACKGROUND of INVENTIONField of InventionThe present invention relates to water filtering equipment, and more particularly to a backflow preventer for water filtering equipment.
Description of the Related ArtRapid industrial development nowadays has relatively caused excessive pollution of air, land, and water sources. Although tap water undergoes precipitation, disinfection, and insolation procedures in the water purification plant before it is delivered to each user, these procedures cannot completely remove all kinds of pollutants, and it will endanger health when used. In order to ensure the safety of water, many people use all kinds of the water filtering equipment to filter the water before using it. Many of the water filtering equipment employs reverse osmosis (RO) water purifier.
The RO water purifier currently known has several filtering units, the filtering unit comprises the filter, the RO membrane and the pressure tank, the filtering unit is provided with the connector, so that the connector can be connected through the water pipes. Therefore the filtering unit is connected to each other, and the connector can be used to connect the water source. The water supplied from the water source is filtered through the filter unit and the RO membrane to produce pure water. At the same time, various impurities and harmful substances that cannot penetrate the filter element and the RO membrane when the concentrated waste water is discharged.
However, the above-mentioned conventional structure still has the following problems in practical applications: the connector can only provide water to pass through, but has no backstop function. Therefore, if water backflow occurs during water production, it may cause the filtering unit being damaged, and the pure water is mixed with waste water.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a backflow preventer for water filtering equipment to mitigate and/or obviate the aforementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAn objective of present invention is to provide a backflow preventer for water filtering equipment.
To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, A backflow preventer for water filtering equipment, the water filtering equipment has a plurality of filtering units, the filtering units connected among each other via at a plurality of connectors connected by at least one hose and connected to a water source via the at least one of the connectors, and at least one of the connectors has a check valve set, and the check valve set has a check valve and an unidirectional valve. The check valve has an elastic tube with a duckbill valve at one end and is connected to a base at another end, and the base has a socket sleeved onto the elastic tube. The unidirectional valve has a first main portion with a larger diameter and a second main portion with a smaller diameter, the diameter of the second main portion corresponding to an inner diameter of the socket of the check valve; after the check valve is placed in the first open end of the connector, the second main portion of the unidirectional valve is inserted into the socket of the check valve; and the unidirectional valve further has a through aperture passing through the first main portion and the second main portion.
Other objects, advantages, and novel features of invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGSFIG.1 is a three-dimensional drawing of the water filtering equipment of a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG.2 is a three-dimensional combination drawing of the connector and the check valve set of according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the connector and the check valve set of according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.4 is a sectional view of the combination of the connector and the check valve set being opened according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.5 is the state drawing of the valve of according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.6 is the backstop state diagram according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.7 is a drawing of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG.8 is a three-dimensional exploded view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.9 is a combined cross-sectional view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTFirst, please refer toFIGS.1-4. Awater filtering equipment10 comprises a plurality offiltering units11, and thefiltering units11 are connected among each other via at a plurality ofconnectors20 connected by at least onehose21 and connected to a water source via the at least one of theconnectors20. Furthermore, at least one of theconnectors20 has a check valve set30, and the check valve set30 has acheck valve31 and anunidirectional valve32. Theconnector20 has a firstopen end201 and a secondopen end202, the firstopen end201 is an input end, and the secondopen end202 is an output end. The firstopen end201 is configured for being coupled with thecheck valve set30. Thecheck valve31 has anelastic tube311, and theelastic tube311 has an elastic tube with aduckbill valve32 at one end and is connected to abase313 at another end. Moreover, the base has asocket314 sleeved onto theelastic tube311. Theunidirectional valve32 has a firstmain portion321 with a larger diameter and a secondmain portion322 with a smaller diameter, and the diameter of the secondmain portion322 is corresponding to an inner diameter of thesocket314 of thecheck valve31. After thecheck valve31 is placed in the firstopen end201 of theconnector20, the secondmain portion322 of theunidirectional valve32 is inserted into thesocket314 of thecheck valve31. Furthermore, theunidirectional valve32 further has a throughaperture323 passing through the firstmain portion321 and the secondmain portion322. With the diameter of thethrough aperture323 is significantly smaller than the diameter of theelastic tube311 and the installation of thecheck valve31, a backflow prevention can be achieved.
Moreover, thewater filtering equipment10 is a reverse osmosis (RO) water purifier, and thefiltering unit11 is a filter, a RO membrane, or a pressure barrel
Also, thecheck valve set30 is configured for being installed in theconnector20.
Furthermore, thecheck valve set30 is mounted on the at least one of theconnectors20 for connecting to the water source.
In addition, at least one of theconnectors20 is a quick disconnect connector, as shown inFIG.1 toFIG.6, so thehose21 is able to be installed quickly.
Additionally, the at least one of theconnectors20 is a locking connector, as shown inFIG.4, so thehose21 is able to be screwed on theconnector20.
Furthermore, the secondmain portion322 of theunidirectional valve32 is secured with thesocket314 of thecheck valve31.
Moreover, theelastic tube311 of thecheck valve31 further has a protrudingstopping ring315.
Additionally, thevalve312 of thecheck valve31 is elongated as shown inFIG.8 andFIG.9.
Besides, thecheck valve31 is made of rubber, and the rubber has an 80 Shore A hardness.
In actual use, since thecheck valve set30 is plugged and secured in the firstopen end201 of theconnector20. When the water source is fed into thethrough aperture323, a forward hydraulic pressure with the elasticity provided by thecheck valve31 allows thevalve312 to be opened smoothly, as shown inFIG.5, so that the water can then flow from thevalve312 to the secondopen end202. When the water reverses its flow, thevalve312 is affected by the reverse water pressure and closes immediately, as shown inFIG.6, which effectively stops the reverse flow and prevents the water from flowing back in the reverse direction. When the reverse water pressure is too high, thevalve312 is forced to open, theunidirectional valve32 combined with thecheck valve31 can prevent thecheck valve31 from being flushed away from theconnector20 due to the high pressure generated by the reverse flow of water, also because thethrough aperture323 has a significantly smaller diameter than the diameter ofelastic tube311, which produces a higher pipe resistance at thethrough aperture323 when the water flows backwards to prevent the water from breaking through thethrough aperture323 in the reverse direction.
The above mentioned backflow preventer for water filtering equipment has the following advantages: 1. The installation of thecheck valve set30 can prevent the water backflow during the use of thewater filtering equipment10, so that the water quality can be ensured, and it can also prevent thewater filtering equipment10 from being damaged due to the backflow of water. 2. Thecheck valve set30 uses thecheck valve31 and theunidirectional valve32 to cooperate with each other to maximize the anti-backflow effect and prevent the high water pressure caused by backflow pushes thecheck valve31 away from theconnector20.
Although the present invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of invention as hereinafter claimed.